:* [[:Category:Plate Armour|Plate Armour]] - Generally provides the highest base defense with large penalties to speed. Wearing plate you will see a lower attack speed and a lower walking speed. It is also important to realize that the wieght of the plate suit further will limit your usefullness in combat A plate suit adds nearly 50kg of weight. Plate also has a defense bonus vs cutting. The equipment also has a penalty vs mauls causing higher damage to the equipment when attacked with a maul.<br>
:* [[:Category:Chain Armour|Chain Armour]] - Generally provides a middle ground base defense with moderate penalities to speed. The wearer will walk moderately slower and have a moderately slower attack speed. Chain armor offers a defense bonus vs stabbing damage, whle while the equipment itself recievesg recieves extra damage from stabbing. <br>
:* [[:Category:Leather Armour|Leather Armour]] - Generally provides the least amount of base defense. However it also has the smallest penalties to attack speed and walking speed. Leather Armor has defensive bonuses to bashing, while the equipment itself also gets extra damage from cutting.
:* [[:Category:Studded Leather Armour|Studded Leather Armour]] - Generally provides a moderate amount of base defense with similar penalities as leather Armor. Studded Leather Armor represents a good common ground between speed and reasonable defense though still less base defense then plate provides.<br>